The Horologicon - Notes #1

Oh yes, I read it from cover to cover. And... I, at least for now, am not planning a suicide lol 
Although my daily schedule is very different* from the content, I think the office life in different industries and countries always have sth. essentially in common; otherwise I won't laugh so hard when reading p3-4... (poor chap; must have been living in this illusion all the time...
Anyway, just open this entry to make notes of some especially useful words.

• Uhtceare. Worrying... Hope will find a similar word for "lying awake at midnight and feeling anxious" later...
• Hypnopompic. Always get this after a long day. Feel really wired...
• Expergefactor. iPhone. Snooze x3/4/5... But find children is much more efficient (so, I don't set alarm at weekend). Have no lover at all.
• Zwodder. Somehow can guess its meaning at first sight... And "sth. warm and comfortable" indeed~ Reminds me of a mild big bear...
• Philogrobolized. Philo- is good lol
• Lucifugous. Seems cool w Cannot sleep well without thick curtain.
• Dysania. Diagnosed...
• Oscitancy. The "Are you tired of being tired" ad you would see in tube...
• Egrote. "Fantastically useful" indeed!! Although seldom do it; 2-3 times every year, by e-mail (not good at drama...lol
• Elf-locks. So cute!! Is it invented by the Irish? (Answer: Romeo and Juliet...)
• Idiorepulsive. Well~~~ well.

TBC.

*A typical day as an equity researcher in the Central, Hong Kong: 
6 a.m. — Dawn
Alarm clocks — feigning illness (2-3 times a year)
7 a.m. — Waking, Washing, Dressing, Commute, and the Morning Meeting
Slippers — looking in the mirror — self-loathing — lavatory — shower — hair — brushing your teeth — clothes — make-up — preparing to depart — transport — staying awake — listening — keeping quiet
8 a.m. — Breakfast and Working
Break-fast — gossiping — coffee — emails — Microsoft — Bloomberg — financial reports — all kinds of reports — orders from your boss
9 a.m. — Working
10 a.m. — Working
11 a.m. — Working
Noon — Working
1 p.m. — Lunch
Where to eat — gossiping — eating
2 p.m. — Working
3 p.m. — Working
4 p.m. — Working
5 p.m. — Working
6 p.m. — Working
Deadlines
7 p.m. — Wondering if tonight will be lucky enough to leave 'early' to have a proper supper
8 p.m. — Working (most likely)
9 p.m. — Working (probably)
10 p.m. — Working (maybe)
11 p.m. — Stumbling Home
Shower — (attempting to) work
Midnight — Falling Asleep